Release Date: April 4, 2006
Label: Capitol
Review:
The Vines are back with their third album 'Vision Valley', a surprise follow-up to 'Winning Days', considering Craig Nicholls' diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome (a form of autism) at the time. However, with professional assistance and a change to his "lifestyle", Craig Nicholls has responded well to his treatment. With these life changes undertaken, last September saw Craig able to enter a tiny Sydney studio with Australian producer Wayne Connolly and remaining band members Hamish Rosser (Drums) and Ryan Griffiths (Guitar) to record a set of tracks he had written in a spate of creativity during the previous couple of months. The result is the third album 'Vision Valley'.
There are no big production values, LA studios and hours of overdubs on this record. There are no touring plans. What there is are 13 tremendous new songs that veer from gorgeous summer pop to blistering garage stomp to scattergun punk to epic psychedelia from the band that has given us classic rock anthems such as 'Ride', 'Get Free', 'Highly Evolved' and 'Outtathaway!'. Album highlights include the searing attitude of 'Nothin's Comin', the rock 'n' roll stomp of 'Don't Listen To The Radio' and chundering riffage of 'Fuck Yeh'.
ftp://ftp.westgis.ac.cn:4967/music/MUSICPARKING/Albums/Bands/The_Vines/Vision_Valley.zip
Label: Capitol
Review:
The Vines are back with their third album 'Vision Valley', a surprise follow-up to 'Winning Days', considering Craig Nicholls' diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome (a form of autism) at the time. However, with professional assistance and a change to his "lifestyle", Craig Nicholls has responded well to his treatment. With these life changes undertaken, last September saw Craig able to enter a tiny Sydney studio with Australian producer Wayne Connolly and remaining band members Hamish Rosser (Drums) and Ryan Griffiths (Guitar) to record a set of tracks he had written in a spate of creativity during the previous couple of months. The result is the third album 'Vision Valley'.
There are no big production values, LA studios and hours of overdubs on this record. There are no touring plans. What there is are 13 tremendous new songs that veer from gorgeous summer pop to blistering garage stomp to scattergun punk to epic psychedelia from the band that has given us classic rock anthems such as 'Ride', 'Get Free', 'Highly Evolved' and 'Outtathaway!'. Album highlights include the searing attitude of 'Nothin's Comin', the rock 'n' roll stomp of 'Don't Listen To The Radio' and chundering riffage of 'Fuck Yeh'.
ftp://ftp.westgis.ac.cn:4967/music/MUSICPARKING/Albums/Bands/The_Vines/Vision_Valley.zip
